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Flawed Bruised Broken Yet not discarded I'm loved by the Almighty.... **Look, I've inscribed you on the palms of my hands and your walls are forever before me. ** Isaiah 49:16

Pain--- Let It Go Anger---Let It Go Bitterness---Let It Go Negativity---Let It Go Jealousy---Let It Go Suicidal Ideation---Let It Go Confusion---Let It Go Hopelessness---Let It Go ........"The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." -Jesus- (John 10:10)

Jeremiah was in a pickle.  The messages that the Lord gave him were not warm 'n' fuzzy.  They foretold of violence and destruction.  Jeremiah was not the favorite person in the room.  He was laughed at and his peers wanted revenge.   Jeremiah decided that he would no longer speak for the Lord.  It's too much trouble; allll the time.  Then, just as quickly Jeremiah changed his mind.  Why?  He said that the word of the Lord was in his heart like a burning fire shut up in his bones.  He couldn't be quiet! He had to deliver the message(s) that the Lord gave Him.  Paul was something else!  Prior to his conversion, Paul's mission was to persecute Christian's.  Jesus...

Grace can be defined as: mercy, pardon, or as a manifestation of favor (especially by a superior).  Years ago I had an acquaintance, a fellow believer.  We traveled in the same circle of friends and would occasionally share our thoughts or opinions on various topics.  Over time, I concluded that her love and commitment to Christ were genuine.   I reached out to her when we hadn't seen each other for a length of time.  No response.  I waited and tried again: text, email, social media.....No response.  I asked some of her friends was she ok?  The friends whispered the rumors they'd heard.  These rumors were ugly and shameful.  Not only that, later I learned that they were true.  ...

An audience full of eight year olds makes one immediately mindful of two things: time and attention span.  I am one of the many speakers that they will hear today.  A visual demonstration of my topic is needed for this group.  Drew (not his actual name) agrees to be my guinea pig! I briefly detail the 'trust' exercise to Drew.  He still agrees.  On the stage, in front of his peers, Drew stands on the tall chair.  His back is facing me.  I am waiting for his next move.  So are his peers.  At my prompting, and without hesitation Drew begins to fall backwards.  His peers are literally on the edge of their seats.  I catch Drew as he is...